Cinefex (1980-2021) comic books 2006

In this issue: One of the most beloved fantasy adventures of all time returns to the big screen in director Peter Jackson's adaptation of the 1933 film classic, King Kong. Also, several generations of children and adults have been captivated by C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, and now, director Andrew Adamson brings the first installment of the Narnia series to film. In addition: Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride and The Legend of Zorro. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

In this issue: Cinefex magazine features coverage of Superman Returns and Poseidon (the remake of the classic 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure), and coverage on The Da Vinci Code, V for Vendetta and X-Men: The Last Stand. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

Cinefex features the latest in special effects in science fiction, fantasy and horror films. This issue focuses on two huge films that are due to hit theaters this year. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest features Johnny Depp in his return as Captain Jack Sparrow in director Gore Verbinski's follow-up to his 2003 blockbuster. Visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky directs Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz in The Fountain, an epic film odyssey about one man's 1,000-year struggle to save the woman he loves. With Overview articles on writer-director Richard Linklater's roto-animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novel, A Scanner Darkly, director Oliver Stone's World Trade Center and writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

This issue features FX coverage of several upcoming films, including: Charlotte's Web, the film adaptation of E.B. White's beloved children's book, about a spider who befriends a young girl and attempts to save a barnyard pig by weaving messages into her web; Casino Royale sets a darker tone for the latest James Bond adventure, which, though set in the present, rewinds to 'zero' with the story of Bond's first mission as a double-O agent; veteran visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier moves to the director's chair with the film adaptation of Christopher Paolini's best-selling fantasy novel, Eragon, about a young boy who rears a hatchling dragon and later, as a dragon-mounted warrior, does battle with an evil monarch! Plus: A Q&A with Oscar-winning visual effects innovator Rob Legato, and an Overview article on Tony Bill's Flyboys, an action-packed World War I aviation film. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.

This issue takes a look at 300, Frank Miller's graphic novel, about the Battle of Thermopylae, in which 300 Spartans battled to the death against a massive Persian army, and comes to the screen in a film directed by Zack Snyder. As with Sin City, the previous Frank Miller movie adaptation, 300 features live actors filmed against bluescreen and composited into computer-generated sets and environments. Plus: Ghost Rider, Zodiac, Pan's Labyrinth, Mel Gibson's Mayan epic Apocalypto, and makeup master Rick Baker's disguising of Eddie Murphy in Norbit. Softcover, 9-in. x 8-in., full color. Cover price $12.50.